PTV - Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has predicted that Iran's national soccer team will
qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Speaking during a visit to the team's training camp on Friday, Ahmadinejad
said the players' head coach and the technical staff believe the team has a
promising future, adding that Iran could secure first place in Asia.
“You are able to defeat the best teams in the world if you are more united
and carry out the required tactics”, he told the players.
Ahmadinejad expressed his hope that the Iranian national team could prepare
itself for the next stage and advance to the World Cup.
Iran's national team is to play against the UAE in Tehran's Azadi Stadium on
Monday in a World Cup 2010 qualifier match.
Iran is in Group 5 of the Asian World Cup qualifying tournament with Kuwait,
Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
